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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has announced a total and comprehensive two-week warning strike affecting all public universities across Nigeria. The Union’s National President, Professor Chris Piwuna, made the announcement during a press conference held on Sunday at the University of Abuja. Professor Piwuna, stated that there had been no meaningful progress to…
President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Rome, the capital of Italy, to participate in the Aqaba Process heads of state and government level meeting. President Tinubu is in Rome for the Aqaba Process meeting which is a counter-terrorism initiative launched by King Abdullah II of Jordan in 2015. It is co–chaired by the Hashemite Kingdom…
As the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) embarks on a two-week warning strike, the Federal Government has emphasised that the “No Work, No Pay” policy remains an existing labour law of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The government stated that it will be guided by this law should academic activities be disrupted in the…
…Activists seek environmental audit, accelerated cleanup, and end to Ogoni marginalization Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has renewed calls for accountability, equity, and environmental justice in the Niger Delta, declaring that the people of the oil-rich region “have no business with poverty.” Falana made the call in Port Harcourt…
The Presidency has said President Bola Tinubu’s decision to grant presidential pardon and clemency to 175 Nigerians and foreigners, including late environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, Major General Mamman Vatsa, and other members of the “Ogoni Nine”, was part of efforts to promote fairness, justice, and national unity. The Presidency also revealed that the President corrected a historical…
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday granted presidential pardon to one of Nigeria’s founding fathers, Herbert Macaulay, and former FCT minister in the Babangida regime, Major General Mamman Vatsa (retd). While Vatsa was sentenced to death over a treason charge in 1986, Macaulay was twice convicted by the colonial authorities in Lagos. In 1913, while in…
The National Council of State has approved the nomination of Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan, SAN, as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). This was disclosed in a statement by the Special Assistant to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Thursday. He said that President Bola Tinubu presented Amupitan…
Ten days after the death of Somtochukwu Maduagwu, news anchor and producer with Arise Television, the police authorities have announced the arrest of 12 suspects in connection with the robbery incident. Somtochukwu, popularly known as Sommie, died in the early hours of September 29 when armed robbers invaded her residence in the Katampe area of…
Renowned Nigerian statesman Dr Christopher Kolade has died aged 93, his family announced in a statement. “We are thankful for his incredible life of faith and service; and are grateful for God’s abundant blessings,” the statement read in part. The statement said the late broadcaster died peacefully on Wednesday, October 8, 2025. Born on December…
President Bola Tinubu has mourned the death of former Nigerian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Dr Christopher Kolade, describing the late diplomat as the “finest of men.” The veteran broadcaster and elder statesman died on Wednesday, he was aged 92. In a statement on Thursday, Tinubu paid glowing tributes to Kolade, saying he received…